Prevention Academy Team
Prevention Specialists
Our prevention specialists undergo rigorous training and are required to pass state and federal background checks before joining our team. The latter is in compliance with Saint Joseph's University policies for teacher education; for more information, visit the background clearances webpage.
Meet The Team
Taylor Moran
Recovery Program Manager: Office of Student Outreach and Support
Program Coordinator (Secondary): Office of the Dean of School of Education and Human Development
HOG 11
610-660-3340
Joshua Power, '05, '16 (EdD)
Dean of the School of Education and Human Development
Associate Provost of Graduate Education, Office of the Provost
Merion 225
610-660-1285
Kiersten Simon
Director, Substance Abuse Prevention Program: Office of the Dean of School of Education and Human Development
MH 273A
610-660-3161
Advisory Board
Don DiJulia '67
Vice President for Athletics/Athletic Director, SJU Athletics
Brian Dooner '83
Dooner Social Ventures
Rev. Daniel R.J. Joyce, SJ, BA '88
Vice President, Mission and Ministry
Stephen Forzato, MS
Director, Center for Addiction and Recovery Education
Kevin O’Kane
Executive Vice President of Business Development, O’Kane Enterprises
Joan Dawson McConnon
Project HOME co-founder
Jennifer K. Niles, Ph.D., NCC, NCSC, ACS
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Christine Rizzo, MA, CFRS
Executive Director, Shevlin Family Foundation
Prevention Consultants
Tim Ryan, M.Ed
Co-Founder and Senior Prevention Specialist, Pathways for Prevention
Eduardo Torres
Co-Founder and Senior Prevention Specialist, Pathways for Prevention